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Umut Karaca

Umut Karaca writes for the Miniature Painting department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of miniature painting.

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Landscape Album in Various Styles: The Stream of Wuling — Zha Shibiao

Landscape Album in Various Styles: The Stream of Wuling

October 10, 2026Circumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602) — Dharam Das

Circumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)

October 10, 2026A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq) — Mughal India

A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq)

October 10, 2026Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot) — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot)

October 10, 2026Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines — Northern India, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba

Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines

October 10, 2026Portrait of a Man — Nathaniel Plimer

Portrait of a Man

October 10, 2026Zübdetü't-Tevarih — public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Zübdetü’t-Tevarih

October 10, 2026Gita Govinda (Kangra) — public domain / Wikimedia Commons

Gita Govinda (Kangra)

October 10, 2026
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